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Bluefield Daily Telegraph in Bluefield, West Virginia
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1981
Page
5
WV Department of Highways invites road fixes tied to bond vote
The West Virginia Department of Highways asks residents for road improvement suggestions ahead of a November $750 million bond vote. Funds would be allocated across eight general categories and used at the department’s discretion if approved. The invitation has drawn mixed reactions and doubt about the department’s competence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Department of Highways
Highway Department
The Benefits Of 55 MPH On Interstates
The article argues the 55 mph national limit reduces highway deaths and saves fuel. It cites DOT and FHWA studies showing 42,000 fewer deaths from 1974 to 1979 and about 1.5 billion gallons yearly in fuel savings. It notes widespread compliance and calmer driving even on busy interstates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
O'Connor nomination seen through five conservative lenses
The piece argues Reagan favored a woman to signal promises and probe abortion, noting O'Connor's procedural stance in 1973, her moderation on Roe v Wade, and a broader view that conservatives should prefer a justice who would limit personal beliefs over one who would impose them, urging a measured confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reagan
Supreme Court
Mrs. O'Connor
Arizona
Robert Bork
O’connor
Reagan And The Blacks
A critical column argues most Black Americans seek full participation in American life over growing welfare handouts. It credits Reagan's NAACP address for proposing private-sector employment and reduced federal welfare, while noting many Black leaders have built careers within government and charitable agencies funded by the state. The piece contends this bureaucratic base sustains the welfare system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Reagan
NAACP
The
Urban League
America
Caribbean Basin plan and political rally amid national debates
Reagan aides sketch a one way Caribbean Basin free trade scheme with phased U.S. costs up to 350 million annually plus 100 million from other governments aimed at regional self sufficiency. The plan faces industry and labor opposition and would span most Caribbean and Central American nations excluding Cuba Grenada and possibly Nicaragua plus Guyana and Surinam. In Washington Rostenkowski denounces tax cut haste while a Justice official cancels a Florida delegation meeting prompting a Senate rebuke followed by continued talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reagan
United States
U.S
Jose Lopez Portillo
Helmut Schmidt
Pierre Trudeau
France
Britain
Venezuela
State Department
Bob Sherman
Puerto Rico
U.S. Virgin Islands
Caribbean
Cuba
Grenada
Nicaragua
Guyana
Surinam
South America
Dan Rostenkowski
D-Ill
House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
Donald Regan
Justice Department
Bob McConnell
Florida
Justice
Congressional Liaison Office
Sen
Lawton Chiles
Dfla
McConnell
Senate
What Reagan Must Do for Blacks at NAACP Denver Meet
The NAACP asked what he would do for blacks as Reagan touted independence from government. Royko cites Kennedy, while Jackson threatens nationwide march and Mrs. King vows to march again. Hooks warns Reagan programs threaten hardship for blacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NAACP
Denver
Reagan
Kennedy
Mike Royko
Jesse Jackson
Martin Luther King
Benjamin Hooks
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Hugh Shott
Richard Wesley
Berry's
William F. Buckley
Sandra O'Connor
William L. Rusher
Reagan and the
Blacks
Jack Anderson
By Jeff MacNelly
Paul Harvey
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